Hardeeville department make arrests in Mercy Circle incident

Treivon Clifton Jenkins, 19, of Ridgeland and Robert Javon Evans, 19, of Seabrook were arrested Sunday by Hardeeville police and charged with three counts of kidnapping, according to Officer Arnold Middleton.

A third man is wanted in connection with the home invasion at Mercy Circle Apartments in Hardeeville early Sunday morning.

The apartment was occupied by a man, two women and a 7-year-old child.

According to Middleton, Jenkins, Evans and a third suspect broke into the apartment, beat the male victim with a pistol, then held all three adults hostage while robbing them of roughly $200 and the keys to a 2007 Chevrolet Impala.

Middleton said the vehicle was recovered Sunday.

Jenkins and Evans each also each were charged with three counts of armed robbery and one charge of accessory before the fact to a felony. The third, unnamed suspect, will face kidnapping, armed robbery and grand larceny charges for the theft of the vehicle.

According to Lt. Steven Thomas of the HPD, the charge stems from an altercation inside La Frontera Bar & Grill on Oct. 27, where witnesses said Brown cut two people inside the bar with either a broken beer bottle or a knife. Brown left the scene before police arrived, and warrants for his arrest were issued.

The victims, Clayton Oroum and Francisco Belez were treated for cuts and later released.